{"id":175670,"date":"2025-10-27T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T10:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=175670"},"modified":"2025-10-26T14:38:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T18:38:36","slug":"daily-fgs-606","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=175670","title":{"rendered":"Daily FGS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSharps Rifle<\/a><\/p>\n

Self-defense claim leads to dismissal of murder charge in Miami<\/strong><\/p>\n

by: Sheila Stogsdill
\nMIAMI, Okla. \u2013 A murder charge was dismissed on Wednesday for an Ottawa County man after testimony showed the fatal shooting was in self-defense.<\/p>\n

Travis Christian Wilbur, 36, appeared in Ottawa County District Court for the Jan. 5, 2024, death of Matthew Vincent Locastro, 27, of Miami.<\/p>\n

An autopsy report showed Locastro died from a gunshot wound to his head. Court records show Locastro was shot in the left eye, and the autopsy report spells out the path of the fatal bullet. His toxicology report showed he tested positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine, and his blood alcohol level registered at .18, which is over twice the legal limit in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

Testimony at the preliminary hearing in September 2024 suggested the two men were arguing, and in a struggle over a gun, the gun discharged, striking Locastro.<\/p>\n

Wilbur\u2019s attorney, Jesse Muth, argued that Locastro entered Wilbur\u2019s friend\u2019s garage and assaulted Wilbur with an object that turned out to be a gun. Wednesday\u2019s motion hearing to dismiss addressed Wilbur\u2019s claims that the Jan. 5 shooting was in self-defense.<\/p>\n

A message left for Jesse Muth, Wilburn\u2019s attorney, was not returned before deadline.<\/p>\n

After a day and a half of testimony on the \u201cStand Your Ground\u201d law, District Judge Jennifer McAffrey dismissed the murder charge against Wilbur.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

No Score
\nKSN 16<\/a><\/p>\n

No, Flo-Rah-Duh haters, the other Miami. Pretty methed up all around though.<\/p>\n

No law ever written has stopped any robber, rapist or killer, like cold blue steel in the hands of their last intended victim.
\n\u2014 W. Emerson Wright<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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